Directory and Map of childcare facilities in Peterborough
A booklet is produced each year by Peterborough City
Council that lists all registered childcare facilities in
Peterborough, along with maps showing where they are. The booklet
contains a range of other useful information to help families make
choices about childcare services for children of all ages. The
booklet is available from the council's Customer Service
Centre at Bayard Place or by contacting Peterborough's Families
Information Service free on 0800 29 89 121. Alternatively,
you can download the booklet below.
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Directory of childcare providers - 2011/2012
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Private day nurseries and pre-schools
Sessional care (offering early years education foundation stage
curriculum)
Facilities that provide day care for children under eight, for a
session which is less than a continuous period of 4 hours in any
day, in premises which are not domestic premises. Where two
sessions are offered in any one day, individual children must not
attend more than five sessions a week. There must be a break
between sessions with no children in the care of the setting.
Sessional care intended to cover provision which offers children
part-time care and the opportunity to engage in activities with
their peer group, eg, playgroups.
Full day care (offering early years education foundation stage
curriculum)
Facilities that provide day care for children under eight for a
continuous period of 4 hours or more in any day in premises which
are not domestic premises, eg, day nurseries and children's
centres, and some family centres.
Accredited network childminders (offering early years education
foundation stage curriculum)
A Childminding Network is a formal group of registered
childminders within an identified locality, whose practice meets
the standards laid out in the National Childminding Association
(NCMA) Quality Childminding Charter. Childminders will be assessed
and recruited by the Co-ordinator to the Network, which means they
will be part of a professional, quality assured service, which
parents can feel confident to use.
Network Childminders will receive ongoing support and advice
from the Co-ordinator as well as having any training needs
met. They will also be provided with the opportunity of
becoming accredited to allow them to access Nursery Education Grant
funding for 3 and 4 year olds. The Co-ordinator can offer
independent advice to both parents and childminders and can also
provide a link between these and other organisations within the
community.
The Peterborough Childminding Network has been approved by the
National Childminding Association as a quality-assured NCMA
Children Come First childminding network, able to accredit
childminders to offer early years education. This approval
lasts until January 2012.
Sessional care (not offering early years education
foundation stage curriculum)
Facilities that provide day care for children under eight, for a
sessions which is less than a continuous period of 4 hours in any
day, in premises which are not domestic premises.
Maintained nurseries
If you wish your child to attend the maintained
(council run) nursery school or a maintained nursery unit
within a primary school you should make arrangements to see the
headteacher or the school concerned. There is no automatic
right of admission to maintained nursery schools or nursery
units. Each one will publish information for parents to
include:
- admissions policy
- admissions arrangements
The information is available from the nursery school or the
schools with nursery units. Please note that:
- attendance at maintained nursery schools or units is not a
factor which is considered in deciding on the priority for
admission or over-subscribed schools
- attendance at a particular nursery unit does not guarantee
entry into that infant or primary school
Crèches
A crèche is a facility that provides occasional care for
children under eight and are provided on particular premises on
more than five days a year. They need to be registered where
they run for more than 2 hours a day, even where individual
children attend for shorter periods. Some are in permanent
premises and care for children while parents are engaged in
particular activities, eg, shopping or sport. Others are
established on a temporary basis to care for children while their
parents are involved in time-limited activities, eg, a conference
or exhibition.
Parent and toddler groups
A parent and toddler pre-school represents a new and important
step in the lives of parents and children. Parents remain
with and are responsible for their children throughout the
session. Parent and toddler pre-schools can give adults a
chance to share both the pleasures and the anxieties of child
rearing. Parent and toddler pre-schools offer:
- a place to go, where both adults and children are welcome;
- company, for both children and adults;
- an opportunity for parents to be with their children without
being distracted by household chores;
- time and space for children to learn through satisfying play,
perhaps with more equipment than can be provided at home;
- the chance for parents to compare notes with others doing the
same job;
- opportunities for both adults and children to learn by
observing and adsorbing new practices and ideas;
- access to other community resources;
- the beginning of friendships which may last long beyond parent
and toddler pre-school days.
Please note as this type of provision is not registered with
Ofsted this list is changeable.
Families information service for Peterborough
If you are unable to find a childcare place you may wish to
contact Peterborough's families information service
(FIS). The FIS holds details of all registered early years
education and childcare providers in the area and offer
confidential, impartial and free information and advice. Their
freephone helpline (0800 29 89 121) is open between 8.30am and
5.30pm Monday to Friday (with an answerphone service out of
hours). Alternatively visit the FIS website: www.familiesandchildcare.org.uk